The Tarkington LadyHorns dropped a long match to the visiting Barbers Hill Lady Eagles, three sets to one, Tuesday night, Aug. 18.

Barbers Hill won, 3-1: 25-18, 29-31, 25-16, and 25-17.

The 5A Barbers Hill Lady Eagles went 15-1 in district play last season, and have won most of their pre-district matches so far this season.

The LadyHorns took an early lead in the first set Tuesday. Claire Chapman scored four of Tarkington’s first seven points with one soft dink over the net followed by three hard kills. Rebecca Rasberry got a kill for Tarkington’s seventh point, but that is where Barbers Hill caught up. Emily Moore scored repeatedly for the Eagles to bring them even at 7-7. Then successful attacks by Katie Jones and an aced serve by Moore put the Eagles ahead, 11-7.

Moore, Jones, and Kinsy Haschke led the Eagles’ scoring, while Chapman was kill leader for Tarkington. Besides kills, she scored five or more points in the match on blocks, twice roofing attacks by the Eagles in set two.

Tarkington’s Hope Biggs scored on a dig in the first set and made a couple of kills in the third. Dawn Walker scored five kills in the third and scored at least nine points in the first two sets on attacks and blocks.

The LadyHorns were down, 21-15, in the second set before fighting their way back into the lead to win it, 31-29, after several long rallies. Desiree Higgins scored several times for Tarkington in that set.

The junior varsity LadyHorns also fell to Barbers Hill Tuesday, but Tarkington’s freshman team won their match.